Mubarakan is the latest offering
from writer-director Anees Bazmee who is known for making blockbusters like Pyaar
To Hona Hi Tha, No Entry, Welcome, Singh Is Kinng, and Ready. Mubarkan stars Arjun Kapoor, Anil Kapoor, Ileana
D'Cruz, Athiya Shetty, Ratna Pathak, and Pavan Malhotra in pivotal roles with Neha
Sharma, Karan Kundra and Rahul Dev making cameo appearances. The family comedy
film revolves around twin brothers, Karan and Charan, brought up in London and Punjab,
respectively, after they lose their parents in a car crash.

Mubarakan is a laughter ride, a non-stop
entertainer from start to finish. Anees Bazmee has a reputation of making
family entertainers and Mubarakan proves to be a worthy addition to his body of
work. Mubarakan joins the long list of Bollywood movies based on the Indian diaspora.
The theme of marriage is quite popular when it comes to Bollywood and when it’s
neatly packaged as a comedy it becomes a hot favorite.'

Mubarakan is just the kind of
cinema that the Indian masses crave for. It’s a formula that’s unlikely to fail in a
diverse and colorful country like India where everybody loves to celebrate. The dozen or two religious festivals are just
not enough. Festivities are an innate part of our lives. And marriage functions
are the grandest of them all. For Indians, marriage is just not a union of two
individuals but it’s an alliance of two families. It’s an occasion that gets
everyone excited—be it the children, the young, or the old—for it is perceived
as the greatest celebration of life. Some of the biggest commercial hits in the
history of Hindi cinema revolved around the theme of marriage. But then we also have examples like Shaandaar.

What works best in Mubarakan’s
favor are its dialogues that succeed in packing a punch! But there is no
denying that the dialogues are only as good as the actor who delivers them. The
performances of Anil Kapoor, Pavan Malhotra, Ratna Pathak, Arjun Kapoor, and Ileana D'Cruz make Mubarakan memorable. The
film would have required the actors to do long rehearsals. Bazmee, to his credit,
exercises great command over his actors as well as the source material available
at his disposal and it shows in every frame.

Overall, Mubarakan has all the
makings of a family entertainer. The
movie is neither unique nor flawless but it does exactly what it sets out to
achieve i.e. to make people laugh. Mubarakan’s theme of a big fat Punjabi
destination wedding in London is what serves as its USP, other than its
ensemble star cast, of course. Here is a
film that you must watch with your family!